Custom
Local markets tend to start around 7am and finish about 2pm.
Sunday:
L’ Isle sur la Sorgue (Also renowned for antiques) & Coustellet (more for local produce).
Monday:
Cavaillon, Lauris, Cadenet & Bedoin.
Tuesday:
Aix-en-Provence (Also art & craft), Gordes, Lacoste, St. Saturnin d’Apt & Vaison la Romaine.
Wednesday:
St. Remy de Provence, Merindol, Sault & Bonnieux.
Thursday:
Menerbes, Les Beaux de Provence, L'Isle sur la Sorgue, Roussillon & Maussane les Alpilles.
Friday:
Carpentras, Louramin, Pertuis & Aix en Provence
Saturday:
Apt, Oppede, Pernes les Fontaines, Cheval Blanc & Arles
Some specialised events & markets:
In Menerbes...
- The Bread, Wine and Goat Cheese Market on 11 May,
- Concerts throughout the year,
- The Oenovidéo Festival in July,
- The Festival of Luberon Park Wines on 29 July,
- Outdoor Cinema in July and August,
- The Votive Festival in August,
- Heritage Day : Visits of the Village and the Abbaye Saint -Hilaire,
- The Santon Fair (manger figurines) on 8 and 9 November,
- The Truffle Market on December 28.
And Elsewhere...
Truffle market at Richerenches, Carpentras and Valreas- November to March.
Asparagus at Vaison-la-Romaine (last Tuesday in February).
Lime and linden blossom market, also at Vaison, on the last Tuesday in June and July.
Garlic at Aix-en-Provence Saturday and Sunday in July.